Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases (ROCK) structure, regulation, and functions

L Julian, MF Olson - Small GTPases, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases (ROCK) were originally identified as effectors
of the RhoA small GTPase.–They belong to the AGC family of serine/threonine kinases and …

Targeting ROCK signaling in health, malignant and non-malignant diseases

R Shahbazi, B Baradaran, M Khordadmehr, S Safaei… - Immunology letters, 2020 - Elsevier
A Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) is identified as a critical downstream effector of
GTPase RhoA which contains two isoforms, ROCK1 (also known as p160ROCK and ROKβ) …

Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) signaling and disease

AV Schofield, O Bernard - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The small Rho GTPase family of proteins, encompassing the three major G-protein
classes Rho, Rac and cell division control protein 42, are key mitogenic signaling molecules …

Rho kinases in health and disease: from basic science to translational research

G Loirand - Pharmacological reviews, 2015 - ASPET
Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 are key regulators of actin cytoskeleton
dynamics downstream of Rho GTPases that participate in the control of important …

Regulation and functions of Rho-associated kinase

M Amano, Y Fukata, K Kaibuchi - Experimental cell research, 2000 - Elsevier
Remarkable progress has been made in understanding effector molecules of small GTPase
Rho, especially Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase/ROK/ROCK), in the past 5 years. Rho …

Rho‐kinase/ROCK: a key regulator of the cytoskeleton and cell polarity

M Amano, M Nakayama, K Kaibuchi - Cytoskeleton, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Rho‐associated kinase (Rho‐kinase/ROCK/ROK) is an effector of the small GTPase Rho
and belongs to the AGC family of kinases. Rho‐kinase has pleiotropic functions including …

Rho kinases in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology

G Loirand, P Guérin, P Pacaud - Circulation research, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Rho kinases (ROCKs) are the first and the best-characterized effectors of the small G-protein
RhoA. In addition to their effect on actin organization, or through this effect, ROCKs have …

[HTML][HTML] The structure of dimeric ROCK I reveals the mechanism for ligand selectivity

M Jacobs, K Hayakawa, L Swenson, S Bellon… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
ROCK or Rho-associated kinase, a serine/threonine kinase, is an effector of Rho-dependent
signaling and is involved in actin-cytoskeleton assembly and cell motility and contraction …

[HTML][HTML] The function of Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease

S Hartmann, AJ Ridley, S Lutz - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 are serine/threonine kinases that are
downstream targets of the small GTPases RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC. ROCKs are involved in …

Rho kinase in the regulation of cell death and survival

J Shi, L Wei - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis, 2007 - Springer
Rho kinase (ROCK) belongs to a family of serine/threonine kinases that are activated via
interaction with Rho GTPases. ROCK is involved in a wide range of fundamental cellular …